Letchworth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Letchworth
Historical Forms
- Leceworde 1086 DB
- Lecchewrth c.1190–1216 BM 1346 FA
- Luchewrth(ia) c.1190,t.Hy3 BM
- Lecchewrth' 1214 FineR
- Letchworth 1638 Terrier
- Lechesworth 1295 Cl
- Lacheworth 1428 FA 1487 Dugdiii
Etymology
Ekwall (DEPN s. n .) is probably right in taking the first element of this name to be an OE *lycce , 'enclosure,' or the like, related to OE loc and corresponding to ON lykkia , Swedish lycka , 'piece of enclosed land,' OHG luccha , ModGer lücke , 'gap,' cf. lychaga 1014 (13th) KCD 1309 (Do). The same element may be found in Litcham (Nf), Licham , Lec (c )ham DB, Lucham 1197 FF. The second element is worþ , 'farm.' The spellings show the regular Hertfordshire e for OE y , v. Introd. xxv.
Places in the same Parish
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